Play Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One

Microsoft has added even more Xbox 360 games to the list of titles that can be played on Xbox One… is now the time to upgrade to the next-gen console?

There are many great things about Xbox One – from impressive next-gen graphics to a dizzying array of games. But one of its most popular features is its ability to play Xbox 360 games too, known as backward compatibility.

And now Microsoft has added even more Xbox 360 games to the list of titles that can be played on the Xbox One – time to dust down those old discs for a retro gaming session.

Which Xbox 360 games will work on Xbox One?

In a word, loads. An original list of over 100 games is being constantly updated with new titles, and there are now around 200 games to choose from.

The updates are announced on the Major Nelson Xbox blog and Twitter feed – and around 20 new games have arrived this summer.

Fallout: New Vegas, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Babel Rising are among the new arrivals. They join other existing games, such as classics Halo: Reach, Mirror’s Edge and Lego Star Wars.

Retro Xbox Arcade games are also available, including Crystal Quest, Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara and Super Meat Boy. Enjoy them without having to dig out endless 20ps.

Is now the time to buy an Xbox One?

This makes now a great time to upgrade to the Xbox One. It offers a serious performance upgrade on Xbox 360, with enhanced graphics and a faster processor.

The games are out of this world. Next-gen remakes of classic titles like Grand Theft Auto V have been applauded. Completely new titles designed for Xbox One such as Titanfall and Quantum Break are simply stunning.

But Xbox One is also the ‘best place to play Xbox 360 games’, according to Microsoft. You can ‘experience both generations of games on one console’, it says.

And with more than 200 backward compatible games, as well as a dazzling array of dedicated Xbox One games – what is there to lose? It’s much cheaper than it was at launch too.